Command Reference Guide

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showalert
system
DESCRIPTION
The showalert command displays the status of system alerts. When issued without options, all
new customer alerts are displayed.
SYNTAX
showalert [options]
AUTHORITY
Any role in the system.
OPTIONS
The selection of alerts to be displayed is controlled by selecting one of the following options:
–n
Specifies that only new customer alerts are displayed.
–a
Specifies that only acknowledged alerts are displayed.
–f
Specifies that only fixed alerts are displayed.
–all
Specifies that all customer alerts are displayed.
The format of the alert display is controlled by the following options:
–d
Specifies that detailed information is displayed. Cannot be specified with the -online option.
-oneline
Specifies that summary information is displayed in a tabular form with one line per alert. For
customer alerts, the message text will be truncated if it is too long unless the -wide option is also
specified.
–svc
Specifies that only service alerts are displayed. This option can only be used with the -d or
-oneline formatting options.
-wide
Do not truncate the message text. Only valid for customer alerts and if the -oneline option is
also specified.
SPECIFIERS
None.
RESTRICTIONS
Without any options, the showalert command displays all customer alerts in the New state.
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